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Day 2 of life as a miniature van driver.
I feel like I need a business logo on the side of this thing.
Or a Sunday paper route.
October and a beautiful cold misty morning at one of my regular locations near Lockerbie.
Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway
Camera - A7Rii
Lens - Sony FE28mm f2
Focal Length 28mm
Fstop - f6.3
Exposure Time - 1/6 second
ISOspeed - ISO100
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A tiny 4" tall gorse seedling, valiantly flowering on top of Slieve Coillte today (best viewed large). For Saturday self-challenge theme "ant's eye view". I've never noticed ants up here but I assume they must be present in the habitat.
There's an old saying; "when gorse is out of blossom, kissing's out of fashion". I am once again endeavouring to photograph Irish gorse in flower every month of the year & it seems finally this year will be my year. I woke up in a panic today realising I hadn't taken October's photo. I was hoping the dwarf gorse on the summit of Slieve Coillte was still in flower & thankfully it was - phew!
We have 2 species of gorse in Ireland; Ulex europaeus (Common gorse) which flowers in hedgerows from late autumn through to late spring, generally tailing off in June, and Ulex gallii (Western or dwarf gorse) which typically flowers in late summer, alongside heather, on mountainsides as is the case here. No coconut smell to these flowers.
1. Bumble, 2. Horse Chestnut, 3. Title wanted, 4. Looking down, 5. Rose, 6. Still Life, 7. Hugging a tree, 8. Bluebells, 9. Autumn, 10. Blue leather, 11. Lifting fog, 12. Autumn is blowing away, 13. Sunny afternoon, 14. Three books, 15. Feather, 16. Autumn colours, 17. Mushrooms, 18. Skulls, 19. Autumn walk, 20. Green tomatoes, 21. Dinner, 22. Blackbird, 23. It's still flowering, 24. Edible texture, 25. Autumn, 26. Bubbles, 27. Fungus, 28. Three books, 29. Kerria Japonica, 30. Foggy all day, 31. Halloween32. Not available33. Not available34. Not available35. Not available36. Not available
It is October 14th in Ontario ( OK everywhere) and most wildflowers are brown and spent but this Bumble bee found some still available to harvest.
What a surprise!
This is the first time that these specific succulent plants flowers.
From my garden and planted in a pot.
And what a beautiful flower it is! Its quite large, about the size of my hand.
Using the Tamron SP AF 60mm f/2 Di II MACRO 1:1 LD (IF) (model G005N II) lens.
Comments, visits, favs and views is much appreciated..
My hubby is at it again with that cell phone of his. Making me look bad! lol He took this one from his tree stand this morning and sent it to me.
The leaves are maturing turning the colors of fall. Soon, the plants will be defoliated leaving only the white cotton to mature. Thanks for the visit and have a great week.
"I am yours" by Tracy Chapman ...<3
"Have been betrayed
I stand before you
My hands are empty
I am yours
If you are mine
When I fall and stumble
Flat on my face
When I'm shamed and humbled
In disgrace
I am yours
If you are mine
When voices call me
To question my faith
When misperception
Taints my love with hate
I am yours
If you are mine
When time decides
It won't stop for me
When the hawks and vultures
Are circling
I am yours
If you are mine"
vanishing
This is the first photo of a new project where I want to take a self portrait for all twelve months of a year. I hope it'll help me to reflect on every month as it passes and take a photo that represents them and also myself as I change along the way.
This was my october:
- spent the first five days with my friend Lisa in Berlin
- ignored what I had planned on doing back home
- worked quite a lot and enjoyed my free days
- spent a lovely afternoon with Seb when I thought I didn't have any plans
- had a fun “blue monday” night with my friends
- sprained my ankle and therefore couldn't do any sports
- noticed that our ideas for meetups run short
- became better friends with Julian
- was so ready and it still didn't find me
- spent a great night and day with Chrisse, Nina and Julian in Stuttgart
- made birthday presents for two of my best friends
- went to bed earlier and got up earlier for once
- rediscovered my love for photography
- got over the feeling of missing out on autumn
- found the most beautiful of places
- realized that things are so unsteady
Tonight's sunset. The cool fall air and moderate humidity have made for some beautiful colors in the evening skies. N.B.: NO PhotoShop enhancements. The only editing done to this shot is a bit of cropping. View On Black
Plongeon huard - Common Loon - Gavia immer
Colimbo Grande
An adult Common Loon in winter plumage at sunrise - the beautiful colour is the reflection of the autumn foliage on the shoreline.
Blue Sea, QC
An October night in Möllstorp. We are still seeing a lot of green but some of the trees have now turned yellow. A few persevering crickets were still playing by the side of the road.
Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 + ND1000 (why a ND1000 ? just to avoid people in the frame during the short period where the sun is at the good place :D )
there is a version with less flare but I like this one :)
Thanks for all favs and comments !
October morning mist @ Munkholm bridge, Denmark. Taken with my iPhone and post processed in Adobe Lightroom
Anyone else excited for October? No? oh kay.....
I'm really excited for Catching Fire, (hePeetahe) House of Hades, (TOMORROW!) Alliegent, and really anything. And lots and lots of rain ohmaiunicornsoh<3
I miss having the rain, the heat is really driving me crazy, especially as I'm a Seattleite. :3 Its strange how people who don't live/use to Seattle shiver in the cold, while the entire area is all about leggings and short sleeves. xD
Are you excited for any releases this year?
~Pineapple
I will be off for a week, autumn vacation. See you in October!
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Ich bin eine Woche im Herbsturlaub, wir sehen uns im Oktober!
la vista from the terrace into the garden
this Autumn the colours of the changing leave trees are incredibly more vivid.
One of my favorite places to explore in October is Washington State's Eastern Cascade Foothills. This image is from a couple of years ago when the colors were at their peak near the Leavenworth area. I decided to be adventurous that day and take an unknown long, rough dirt road about 10 miles down until I came across this scene. The sound of a nearby stream was so serene. The trees were so vibrant and beautiful I had to just sit there in my car and stare out the window for a while. I hadn't seen Fall color like that since I was a teenager living in Ohio. It was really quite striking and reminded me of a painting. I longed to have the skill or materials to paint the view in front of me, but decided to do what I thought to be the second best option and took out my camera.
This place to me defines October's lovely, cool, vibrant embrace and everything I love about it.
New! October Visions ~ Challenge # 251.0
The Award Tree
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nightcafe images, edited and manipulated via gimp
A little preview of the season to come...
Luckily it's melted off now, but we've been warned.
Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe.
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Golden light enlighted that October sky in the sunset... and the clouds seemed to me a precious embroidery : )
Days of toil in an autumn sun, among the autumn leaves, and your bones grow weary and your skin goes dry and all you need is a change of scenery. To go across state lines. There, the colors will be enough to sustain you until you move on your way again.
So what are you still doing here, son?
Make like the rivers and run.
"No matter how bad everything else is, there is still October." -Rainbow Rowell
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I went for a walk a few days ago later in the afternoon and was blinded by the light at nearly every turn. In this particular neighborhood people seem to understand that, and have planted big clumps of bright yellow coreopsis around every old tree stump, sign and even one big sidewalk crack. It's like a thousand suns greeting you at every corner. And I love how busy the bees are, taking advantage of these last warm weeks.